Apple literally wrote the book on Human Interface Guidelines. I have a copy of the original paperback, published in 1987. It's still worth reading. But the current version lives online. Check out the guidelines on alerts. … [Read more...]
Scanning Old Paperbacks
August 1, 2013 by
I'm a book addict. I love books, I love people who write books, I love people who publish books, I love other people who love books. My wife and I own a lot of books. (5690 at current count, all cataloged in Delicious Library. And, yes, the shelves are categorized and alphabetized.) But... books are bulky. And heavy. And if you're away … [Read more...]
Favorite iPhone/iPad Apps: Spring 2012 Update
April 21, 2012 by
It surprises people that, as a well-assimilated Apple fanboy, I didn't buy the first generation iPhone. I was in the store on launch day, I had one in my hand, my credit card was burning a hole in my pocket... and I left without one. I used my Treo for nearly another year until the 2nd generation iPhone (confusingly named 3G) was released. I wasn't … [Read more...]
Suggestions for Noteshelf
January 18, 2012 by
I own fourteen stylus-based notetaking apps for the iPad. (Yes, I'm obsessive. Trying to recreate my long-lost Newton experience.) I love Noteshelf for the iPad, but there are some parts of the user experience that could use some work. This post is aimed at Fluidtouch tech support. Fingers crossed! … [Read more...]
Keynote Conundrum
August 29, 2011 by
I'm preparing a presentation which consists almost exclusively of photographs with captions... no videos, no animations, very little text, simple transitions. I'm using Keynote '09 version 5.1 on the Mac as a glorified 35mm slide carousel. The file is 188 MEGAbytes. Which is absurd. There are 70 slides. I manually shrunk all the source … [Read more...]
The New Model 100
August 21, 2011 by
Has anyone else noticed that iA Writer's "focus mode" turns your iPad into a TRS-80 Model 100? Some of you are too young to remember the Model 100. I travelled with one of these bulletproof boxes for years, starting in 1984. It ran forever on AA batteries. It had a full-size keyboard for touch-typing. The acoustic couplers would connect you to … [Read more...]
Midtown Atlanta Apple Store
August 4, 2011 by
Putting the final touches on Midtown Atlanta's new Apple store (Spring Street and Armstead Place). … [Read more...]
iPhone/iPad Lockscreens
July 7, 2011 by
Last week, I managed to leave my iPhone in a different building across campus. Boneheaded move, I know. But it was returned to me before I even finished my next meeting (in yet a third building on campus)... before I even realized it was missing! How? I'd gone to the trouble of setting up a custom lock screen for my iPhone (and my iPad; see … [Read more...]
Why I love my PhotoJojo lens
June 14, 2011 by
iPhone 4 pictures taken from the same position in a hotel ballroom, before and after attaching the lens. Click to embiggen. (This is Gov. Perdue of North Carolina speaking at the Southern Growth Policy Board; confusing, because we had our own Gov. Perdue in Georgia until six months ago!) Standard iPhone 4 photo With PhotoJojo … [Read more...]
iPad Rotation Lock
May 13, 2011 by
Steve Jobs was wrong, and I'm glad that he backtracked. After months trying both ways, the side switch on the iPad is clearly rotation-lock. … [Read more...]
